Cloud Networking:

Infrastructure as a service (IaaS) cloud platforms are in-demand for managing IT infrastructure. Organizations are also taking advantage of these ready-to-use infrastructure services for managing their needs. These infrastructure cloud platforms are different from vendor to vendor. For example, leading cloud vendors like AWS , Google Cloud Platform and Microsoft Azure each have their own proprietary process for infrastructure deployment, monitoring, maintenance and networking. So, it is very important to learn vendor-specific networking services and their management.

Hybrid Cloud: Benefits and Barriers.

On the other hand, many organizations are now opting for hybrid and multi-cloud infrastructure deployment because they are cost-effective and aligned to organizational goals. Thus, it's worthwhile to understand the advanced networking concepts necessary to interact with different cloud infrastructures. This is another critical skill to manage multiple cloud deployments. (Also read: Hybrid Cloud: Benefits and Barriers.) 5G technology is going to disrupt traditional networking technologies. It has a tremendous potential to deliver new generations of high-speed services with low latency. The full potential of 5G networks can be realized when the processing can be done near the end user — which is popularly known as "edge computing."

Some of the skills relevant to 5G networking include:

Infrastructure security is always a high priority for organizations. With the increase of data volume (e.g., big data), endpoints, interconnected devices and many more parameters, it becomes critical to ensure infrastructure security. (Also read: How to Protect Critical Infrastructure From Cyber Attack.) In the case of a hybrid cloud model, data and the applications are distributed across boundaries — so securing data is even more complex. Thus, most organizations are investing more on new and emerging security tools and platforms, like:

Zero-trust network access (ZTNA). ZTNA can be defined as a product/service to create identity- and context-based logical access boundaries around the application and data. Access to these resources is restricted through a trust broker, which verifies a user's identity, context and policies before allowing entry into a network.